PAYG & GST - the next step

Published on 05 May 2000
| Took place at Matsons, TAS

The 1 July commencement of the Pay As You Go withholding and instalment system and the GST is less than 2 months away. While the principles behind how the PAYG and GST work may be understood by many practitioners, the detail behind how the provisions are to apply in practice and the complexities of compliance has not be examined until now.

PAYG instalment system

Author(s):
Ron JORGENSEN
This paper provides an overview of the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) instalment system (PAYGIS) as it relates to annual, quarterly and gross domestic product (GDP) adjusted taxpayers. It considers the effect of PAYGIS on companies, trusts, superannuation funds, partnerships and investors. The paper provides practical case studies and examples to help tax practitioners prepare their clients for PAYG.